What the Heck is in SOL?

Obtuse · Apr 17, 2015

1st this I saw when I jumped in, making some coffee and getting ready to report back soon as I get there!

CMDR Aden Majes · Apr 17, 2015

Maybe its the edge of the Oort Cloud xD

SP45M · Apr 17, 2015

Ill give you a hint. Its part of the plot of the first Star Trek movie. Also its just as boring as the first Star Trek movie.

Aussiedroid · Apr 17, 2015

Ooo I think you found an Easter Egg ..

Kalpa · Apr 17, 2015

In year 3300 we sure have good propulsion tech, crossing that distance probably doesn't take even an hour!

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Aussiedroid said:
Ooo I think you found an Easter Egg ..

Crack it and make an omelette!

Obtuse · Apr 17, 2015

Should not have looked at the posts til I got there

(ah well can only blame myself lol) I'm guessing then its one of our probes? Like Voyager or something?

Krow · Apr 17, 2015

Call NASA and tell them you found the Mars Observer.

CMDR Hagglebeard · Apr 17, 2015

It's Voyager 2, sorry to spoil it for you

Obtuse · Apr 17, 2015

Made it!

and a close up of the famous gold record

then I went for an even closer look and welll.........oops.

I hope they don't revoke my SOL permit XD

msyblade · Apr 17, 2015

Hmm, now you're making me wonder if it even upgraded it's hull. . .Only one way to find out!

Blas Ducreaux · Apr 17, 2015

Found that ancient probe yesterday. Took like 30mins at 1600c (max). Was really cool to listen to the messages. Nice detail from the developers. Now I wonder, Is it at the correct distance for the year?

Morbad · Apr 17, 2015

SP45M said:
Ill give you a hint. Its part of the plot of the first Star Trek movie. Also its just as boring as the first Star Trek movie.

It's even missing the same letters on the name plaque as it is in Star Trek the Motion Picture.

msyblade · Apr 17, 2015

luiszefer said:
Found that ancient probe yesterday. Took like 30mins at 1600c (max). Was really cool to listen to the messages. Nice detail from the developers. Now I wonder, Is it at the correct distance for the year?

Yes. Exact.

Obtuse · Apr 17, 2015

Very cool little easter egg, now I was reading the lore and I know they found an ancient alien artifact floating in space, I wonder if its something we can find like the Voyager 2?

msyblade · Apr 17, 2015

I "THINK" that kind of lore will come later. As in Faaaar later. But I DO feel things like that are (eventually) on the horizon.

Nonya · Apr 17, 2015

It's Veegar!

Brimstone · Apr 17, 2015

Wow! I had no idea this was in Sol! I only messed around in Sol to build rep and look at our gas giants. This is absolutely amazing. I will be checking this out next time I go back to Fed space.

Aquamonkey · Apr 17, 2015

Would be nice if they added New Horizons, but I guess that would be a bit difficult since not even the people in charge of that mission know where they're sending it after Pluto.

Obtuse · Apr 17, 2015

Brimstone said:
Wow! I had no idea this was in Sol! I only messed around in Sol to build rep and look at our gas giants. This is absolutely amazing. I will be checking this out next time I go back to Fed space.

It was worth it! After getting over the awesomeness of it, I also had a lot of fun lining up those last few pics

Mordu · Apr 17, 2015

Very cool, I'll be sure to check this out today.